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[Bridgeview, IL] In late May, Northwestern College's Bridgeview Campus students were privileged to enjoy a visit from Kathryn Szymanski, Chief Counsel of the U.S. Army Sustainment Command (ASC) and the Joint Munitions Command (JMC), based out of the Rock Island Arsenal of Illinois. Speaking before a room of 30+ students, she spoke to them as a potential employer, giving tips on resume writing, interviewing, and what they could expect as government employees, particularly, as paralegals. But she also regaled them with stories of some of the things she had come up against during her distinguished and award winning career as an attorney with the United States Army. Her visit was...

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[Bridgeview, IL] In late May, Northwestern College's Bridgeview Campus students were privileged to enjoy a visit from Kathryn Szymanski, Chief Counsel of the U.S. Army Sustainment Command (ASC) and the Joint Munitions Command (JMC), based out of the...

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